One blazing relational bond formed by two fiery lovers. And a new element just joined the formula.
Chemistry calls it covalence. Shakespeare named it the “marriage of true minds.” Historically speaking, Nairne never liked the impractical notion of marriage, and Zed never thought he’d live to see the day when tying the knot was even an option. After a decade of entanglement in the mafia, Zed’s … decade of entanglement in the mafia, Zed’s now free to play the game he loves and love the woman who owns his heart.
Problem is, the spitfire’s been a loner her whole life. Independent, self-reliant, and driven. And she wants nothing to do with marriage, since statistically it fails more than it succeeds, which to her scientific mind is the universally acknowledged definition of an experimental bust. But the elemental pull toward matrimony between the sexy scientist and her dark and handsome soccer star is stronger than Nairne anticipates. Can she risk her heart for her perfect match, even if it’s a gamble rather than a sure bet?
In the game of life,
you win some, you lose some.
“And They Lived Happily Ever After” is theirs for the taking,
but for that pesky little word that so often gets overlooked…“Lived.”
Book Three in the Tough Love Series—a suspenseful romance, full of sexy Italians, feisty heroines, a house full of friends and family, and an ending that closes the chapter on these lovers, and paves the way for new ones.
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Love and happy endings are never easy and no one knows that better than Zed and Nairne. They’ve battled themselves and their own evolving emotions, they’ve confronted others who were looking to tear them apart, they overcame criminal entities, guns to the face, and hospitalizations… they’ve had to face more obstacles than most. And yet, their love not only survived, it thrived. Each fight won was a testament to how great their love was and nothing and no one could divide them. Not the mob, an obsessed ex, the government, or even Nairne’s insecurities. They were getting their happily ever after no matter the cost!
While this book had the most miniscule of suspenseful elements, it’s primary focus was on this couple and how they would navigate their new beginning… again. It was about their pregnancy, their love, and what each of them envisioned as their future. It was full of the enchanting banter we’ve come to know and love from these two as well as their continued intimacy, physically and emotionally. It was full of family and friends and an intriguing little side story peek of what’s to come for Lucas and Elodie. The Tough Love series is about facing fears, accomplishing the improbable, and about absorbing and deriving great pleasure from all the facets of love. Zed and Nairne were two people who not only loved each other deeply, but the love that surrounded them, the love that practically drowned me in its complexities, the love of their family and friends is the love that all humans should feel at one time or another. The love described in these pages is profound and only sells the story of this great romance even more.
Chloe Liese may be just starting her journey as a writer, but her words here will live on forever. Tough Love has touched me deeply and I’m looking forward to reading more!
What an absolute joy it was to read this incredible trilogy! As I said in my reviews of Books #1 and #2, this was my first experience reading this author’s work and it will not be my last. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us in the future. Nairne is such an inspiration! And Zed’s over-the-top protectiveness and alpha-male dominance is her perfect counterpart. I love reading dual POV’s and this author’s style of writing made it so easy to get into the heads and hearts of these characters. I laughed, I cried, I bit my nails, stayed up way past my bedtime and absolutely fell in love with this couple. Intelligent, sharp, clever, well written words that just flowed off the page — I have to believe that Nairne isn’t the only genius here– I honestly believe Chloe Liese is Mensa-level smart. This was a very emotional read for me and it will be a long time before I can let go of these characters. I’m sure I’ll have a book hangover for days. Dare I say, this trilogy was one of my top 3 reads of 2019. I would highly recommend these books! 10+ stars!
Love love loved it! My god this series, I went into it expecting a fun book from a fresh new author and in it I found one of my favourite series of the year. I love this writing style, the story and absolutely adore all of the characters and how their stories mould and interconnect. Zed and Nairne are one of my favourite book couples, but I am crossing my fingers that we get stories for some of the side characters!
A top series of 2019 for me. Fantastic reads!